Jesse Trevino(1946- )

Jesse Treviño, who won his first art contest when he was in grade school,
is one of America's finest realist painters and muralists. Two of
Treviño's paintings are in the collection of the Smithsonian's American
Art Museum. In recent years Treviño has become known for his building-size
murals and his large photorealistic style paintings. His nine-story by
40 feet mural, titled Spirit of Healing, on Santa Rosa Children's
Hospital has become a San Antonio landmark. But tragedy almost deprived
the world of Treviño's artistry. He was attending the Art Students League
in New York, and was about to go to Paris, when he received his draft
notice for Vietnam. There he lost his right arm in combat. While recovering
he turned again to his love of art. He enrolled in a drawing course at
San Antonio College and gradually learned to paint and draw with his
left hand. Treviño earned his bachelor's degree from Our Lady of the
Lake University and a master's degree from the University of Texas. His
current project is a 40-foot, three-dimensional veladora, or candleholder,
that will be dedicated to the victims of the September 11 terrorist
attack.
[Adapted from American Association of Community Colleges]

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